House by the Stable (20 Dec 1959)

 Play by Charles Williams. 45 mins. It aired in Sydney on 24 December.

Premise

Man pledges his love to Pride. She and her brother Hell reveal they are interested in a jewel called Soul which Man posses. Pride suggets a game of dice with this jewel as the prize. Joseph and Manry come to Man's house seeking shelter. Man tells his servant Gabriel to install them int his stable then returns to the dice game. Man dozes and Gabiel joing the game and dominates the play until Hell and Pride are banished. Man wakes and stumbles across to the stable. He presents the baby Jesis with his jewel. 

Cast

*Patricia Kennedt as Pride

*Frank Gatliff as Man

*Brian James as Hell

*Henry Cuthbertson as Gabriel

*Sydney Conabere as Joseph

*Beverly Dunn as Mary

Production

Based on a play filmed that was performed widely in the war. It aired on ABC radio in Dec 1955.

They did a performance at the Assembly Hall. Eric McCleery directed.

TV Times 18 Dec 1958 Vic p 7

The Age 5 Dec 1959

The Age 17 Dec 1959

SMH 21 Dec 1959

TV Times 1 Jan 1960


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